Nigerian online publishers, under
the aegis of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), have hailed the
appointments of Messrs Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as the Special Adviser on
Media and Senior Special Assistant on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, reports ITRealms.
GOCOP also applauded the appointment
of Habib Aruna as the Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor,
Akinwunmi Ambode.
GOCOP, in a press statement issued on
Monday by its President, Mr. Malachy Agbo, said all the appointments were
merited.
Agbo described Adesina, Shehu and
Aruna as thoroughbred journalists and administrators who will bring their wide
range of experiences to bear on the assignments at hand.
He said the choice of the appointees
was a reflection of the deep thought that went into the selection process.
GOCOP, however, challenged the
appointees not to lose focus when they assume office.
According to Agbo, “they should not
fall into the temptation of abandoning the ethics of the profession once in
office.”
"With you in office, we look
forward to a freer and robust press, a media that is not in shackles and a good
working relationship with all stakeholders," he said.
Agbo equally charged the media to,
in the course of carrying out their enormous task of putting both the elected
and appointed leaders under close scrutiny, operate within the ethics of the
journalism profession.
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